Trump CIA nominee wants to withdraw….

Her conformation IS gonna be tough if not impossible due to association with the CIA interigation programs in the past….

“Gina Haspel, President Trump’s nominee to become the next CIA director, sought to withdraw her nomination Friday after some White House officials worried that her role in the interrogation of terrorist suspects could prevent her confirmation by the Senate,” the Washington Post reports.

“Haspel told the White House she was interested in stepping aside if it avoided the spectacle of a brutal confirmation hearing on Wednesday and potential damage to the CIA’s reputation and her own.”

“Taken aback at her stance, senior White House aides… rushed to Langley, Va., to meet with Haspel at her office late Friday afternoon. Discussions stretched several hours, officials said, and the White House was not entirely sure she would stick with her nomination until Saturday afternoon.”…

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Jeremy Bash with the very latest reporting on Gina Haspel’s nomination — he said he just got off the phone with her and she’s “full speed ahead” for Wednesday’s hearing…
(I’d think her nomination has a less than 50% chance of getting out of committee)